sarah borrie

Wandering neuroscientist. 🇳🇿 living in 🇧🇪.
alzheimer's, autism, rasopathies, microglia, social behavior

[sarah borrie @sborrie]

@lcdsmyth @jonykipnis @Nature congrats leo, super cool study! very interested what the implications will be for brain therapeutics

[MINDlab @MancusoRenzo]

We are looking for a new PhD student to work on a very exciting project on microglia-neuron interactions. If you think that fits with you please apply!
https://t.co/jkHjqHc7Jc

[sarah borrie @sborrie]

This whole thread bears reading. The rhetoric that was used is frighteningly similar to what we have been hearing for the last month.

[The Anti-Genocide Project @justinpodur]

When Germany, fresh from the genocides in Namibia, committed atrocities in Belgium in 1914 - destroying Louvain and killing 6000 civilians in massacres.

[Ana Mingorance @CNSdrughunter]

Hey #RareDisease people, this is very serious: Taysha drops a program after FDA asks them for a randomized placebo-controlled *for a gene therapy in a neurodegenerative rare disease*

Taysha argues that such trial is not feasible.
I would even argue that it might not be ethical.

[sarah borrie @sborrie]

@CNSdrughunter @PearlF completely agree, there was a lot of debate about the problems of FDA rigidity in requirements for rare disease trials in kids at the Rasopathies symposium this summer. Options for delayed start, natural history external controls (as has been tried for NF1) are really needed

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Rescuing two young seals that were entangled in a net in the West Coast National Park in South Africa.

A very tangible reminder of how important it is to ensure plastic and things like this are not in our oceans.

[📹 James Suter]
https://t.co/OWqWbpsP6J

[mercemasana @mercemasana]

Looking for a lab to pursue your #PhD? We are hiring!! We aim to understand the involvement of SC brain circuitry dynamics in sensory processing and movement in neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington Disease!

[sarah borrie @sborrie]

Much to learn here. Also, i think morr generally all of science would benefit from researchers "understanding who they are and how that informs the research questions asked, the research relationships formed, the location of the research and the way research is conducted."

[Dan Hikuroa @DanHikuroa]

Indigenous knowledge is increasingly valued, but to fully respect it we need to decolonise science – here's how. Shameless promotion of recent research and resultant Conversation piece. ⁦@taramcallister4⁩ https://t.co/itOo7J4WIv

[European Brain Council @EU_Brain]

🧠#Brain research & innovation must be recognised, more than ever, as a #health and #research priority in the EU.

📃EBC, in collaboration with member & like-minded organisations, has launched a #PledgeForScience.

Read more & sign the pledge 👉 https://t.co/xGq6CJCVa8

[sarah borrie @sborrie]

@SaraCalafate @NatureNeuro @DeStrooperLab @joris_dewit_lab @CBD_VIB Congrats! 👏👏

[Sara Cesariny Calafate @SaraCalafate]

Thrilled to share our work showing that early alterations in the MCH-system link aberrant neuronal activity and sleep disturbances in AD @NatureNeuro.
I co-led this project with @DeStrooperLab and @joris_dewit_lab @CBD_VIB 🧠

[Nature Neuroscience @NatureNeuro]

Pathogenic tau activates cGAS and IFN-I responses in microglia, and ablation of Cgas in tauopathy model mice diminished the microglial IFN-I response and protected against cognitive impairment

https://t.co/NbsMoHu5Mb

[Joy A. Franco, PhD @engineering_joy]

Now I'm curious: confocal gurus, what's your favorite software package for *JUST* viewing zstacks in 3D? As in being able to finely position the viewing angle & having the image rendered accordingly like those below (see alt text for image info)

#Microscopy

[Dr. Yukti Vyas @YuktiVyas23]

Are you an undergrad seeking exciting opportunities to work alongside neuroscientists in the U.S., Canada and Europe?

The Simons Foundation is providing fellowships: https://t.co/4gm16nbPFT 🧠

Deadline for application: 4 May!
May the forth be with you😉

@SimonsFdn #internship

[sarah borrie @sborrie]

@BohacekLab It's so helpful that you actually write to decline people. Maybe it's draining for you but it's really helpful for aplicants to be able to move on rather than be left hanging cos someone can't be bothered with decline emails

[John F. Cryan @jfcryan]

Negative energy balance hinders prosocial helping behavior | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/6zvVxTeeBC

[sarah borrie @sborrie]

@LetiziaMarvaldi @MeitalOren @LukasNeukomm @HippenmeyerLab @WeizmannScience @unito Super!! Have a great time :)

[sarah borrie @sborrie]

Creative inspiration for Saturday:
Watch “THE GAP by Ira Glass” on #Vimeo https://t.co/uTYUAk3iuB

[Leslie Vosshall PhD @leslievosshall]

Important new work from @Datta_Lab @ShanskyLab
Overturns the dogma that females are too "complicated" to include in biomedical studies. This dogma has led to a huge disparity in clinical studies, many of which exclude women
https://t.co/VMRWfv3vnx 1/2

[Katja Reinhard @KatjaReinhard]

Finally got around to uploading some texts I've written on acquiring funding (fellowships, grants) and on applying for PI positions. They are simply my personal experiences, but maybe they'll help someone: https://t.co/VR7hxO5PgC